Michael D. Brown, M.Sc., Sc.D, Ph.D

Dr. Brown is an internationally acknowledged authority in aerospace materials sciences and associated disciplines, being the author of numerous papers and publications, as well as presenting many lectures and short courses worldwide.  He has been involved in the failure analysis of aircraft systems around the globe. His experience spans 45 years in the aerospace industry.

• Type of work:  Areas of expertise include the development of aerospace coating systems, development of maintenance and associated processes, non-destructive testing, failure analysis, and manufacturing quality assurance.

Background

• Until 1999, he served as Director of Materials Technology for Menasco Aerospace (Oakville, Ontario, Canada), now a division of Goodrich Aerospace.